After using a
redshirt season in 2017, Powell played
college football for the
Missouri Tigers from 2018 to 2019 where he played in 15 games over three seasons, where he completed 35 of 76 pass attempts (46%) for 431 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions.[1][2] He then sat out the 2020 season and transferred to
Troy University where he played for the
Trojans in 2021. That season, he played in six games, starting in five, where he completed 125 of 189 pass attempts (66.1%) for 1,251 yards with seven touchdowns and six interceptions before sitting out the rest of the season due to injury.[1][3]
Powell then transferred again to
Eastern Michigan University to play for the
Eagles in 2022.[3] In his final year of eligibility, he completed 174 of 269 pass attempts (64.6%) for 2,111 yards with 16 touchdowns and eight interceptions.[1]
Professional career
On May 17, 2023, Powell signed with the
Hamilton Tiger-Cats.[1][4] He made the team's active roster as the third string quarterback following
2023 training camp and dressed in his first professional game on June 9, 2023, against the
Winnipeg Blue Bombers.[5] Following an injury to incumbent starter,
Bo Levi Mitchell, in the second game of the season, Powell was elevated to the backup role behind
Matthew Shiltz.[5] However, Shiltz also suffered an injury in the fifth game of the season and Powell was pressed into his first game action on July 13, 2023. On his first pass attempt, he threw a 17-yard touchdown pass to
Tim White.[6] He finished the game having completed two of four passes for 47 yards and one touchdown.[6]
On July 17, 2023, head coach
Orlondo Steinauer announced Powell as the starting quarterback for the game against the
Toronto Argonauts on July 21, 2023.[7]
Personal life
Powell was born to parents Mark and Elizabeth Powell.[3] He has one sister, Kailey.[3]